Indonesia has reserves of 53 thousand tons of uranium that can be utilized as raw material for Nuclear Power Plant (NPP), ie as many as 29 thousand tons in West Kalimantan and 24 thousand tons of remaining there in Bangka Belitung.

"In addition Papua also indicated a significant uranium reserves. But the problem is still to be studied first," said Deputy Nuclear Fuel Cycle Technology Development and Engineering of the National Nuclear Energy Agency (Batan), Dr S Wisnubroto Djarot told reporters in Jakarta on Tuesday night.

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